Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-01-20

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Albert Selign,an aml wife have gone to
Fortress Monroe.
The assessed valuation II Yellowstone
county for 1856. is 81, ,3OO,OOO.
Surveyor General Green was canei by
the employees of his department few days
since.
The dividends of the Drum Lummon for
the year 1856. will amount to 322 30 per
share.
Bozeman's building improvements con-
servatively estimated for 1886 foot up
100000.
During the month oi n.cemDcr the Butte
portofiice handled $50, 500 letters and
packages.
Dutton 4 O'Brien, Helena plumbers. ha We
assigned with liabilities amounting to
about $1,000.
Miles City made wonderful progress dur.
ing the past year, the building improve.
ments aggresating $36s, 15O.
The first annual reception of the Penn
sylvanin Association oi Montan ma, was held
in Helena, ON the 10th inst
Hon. Sam Word having built u ho use in
lleIena il now trying tO ma Ike arrangements
for water supply from Butte.-lnter NJ.
Friends Of George II. Wright, of the Liv-
ingston Enterprise. rendered him and his
bride reception on their arrival from the
East.
A man named Benedict, was arrested in
Butte recently for tapping the Masonr and
Odd Fellows of Eureka. Nevada, for several
thousand dollars.
The Jay Gould Mining company near
Helena, has completed the purchase Of its
mine by paying over to the former owner
the y65.OOO yet due.
The cases against Windy Campbell, at
Billings. for stealing hOrses. have heen dis
missed. "windy'' 10 80 slick that not one
of the charges can he made to stick.
Two men named Frieschlag and Boetcl,er
II Silver Bow county, were lost In u snow
storm several days ago, while going to their
mine near Georsetown. Both had their
sSCe duaDue6ts''u us0y ts
necessary in the case VI BOetchcr.
From The Oresonian we learn that the
track ON The west side ii the Cascade
branch Of the Northern Pacific 10 within
eight miles Of the tunnel, and on the east
it IL within two miles and would be close to
the entrance by January lst.-Herald.
Geo. II. Mct;eer's hardware store. at
Townsend, was destroyed by fire on the
9Th inst, originating frQm defective Hue.
Tho building. two story frame, was worth
about S3,OO0. The stock was valued at
$1,000. Total loss, $1,000. I"s,s-sd for
ST 500.
notwithstanding the decision Of Judge
Wade in the Helena water works case
Woolston sceems to be going right ahead
as il nothing had happened. He has fur
nished his bond and has ordered part
of the material for const ructiun. Inter
Mountain.
John Murphy. 81 Cedar creek, started fo'
his old home in Ireland Oa Monday night
lie has mined there for sixteen years al
most cohtinnously, having never been far
/ from that camp, not even to Missouia. in
that time. The world will indeed look
stru -e to him.-Missoula Times.
| Owen j. Mct'ann, the man supposed to
he insane and who was sent to the insane
asylum from t;allatin county, has been
released by the supreme court. Mc'ann IL
the naughty man Who tried to make love
| to Miss Story Of Boxeman, but was fired
"over the garden WALL by an iratc father
assisted by his would be motl,er-in-law and
"a vicious dog. Mct,ann should be close
hertlcd.
During the year 1888 the Anaconda com
pany produced q, 900. 900 lbs. Of copper
despite the shut down Of last summer, ths
Parrot II ,OOO, 900, Clark Is Colusa works
5000, 900, the Oxford between 1000, ,OOt
and :, 600, 900, and the 4 Color;,slo about I Z,
500, 600. Crude ore shipments from Other
600, wich amount Is likely to De doubled
during 1887. The ore is not lacking.
Il. II. Norton. clerk III the First judicia
district, appointed II. W. Rowley deput =,
clerk for Yellowstone county few day.
ago. A day or So later the county wa,
transferred to the Fourth district, hut it il
very probable that Mr.. Rowlry, who is .
highly competent gentleman. will he re
taine,l. lie succeeds John Tinkler.--Inde
pendent. John Tinker has since beer
requested by Clerk McFarlanc. Of Miller
City, to continue in the Office for TIN